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Originally Posted by jamesqf
I was describing the first computer I OWNED, not the first I used. Ever use a card punch to write programs?
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No, we used paper tape in the early days of Uni and later magnetic tape at Leyland (Trucks - i.e. the bit of British Leyland than made money instead of losing it
). I have to say I don't pine for those days.
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...sounds like somebody had one of the original SINCLAIR microcomputers.
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Yep - they bombed in the US big style but sold well here and (oddly) very well in Spain of all places. I switched to a BBC Micro instead and learned to love Assembler - and then into the world of IBM-clone-greyness which has provided a living ever since.
I do miss the Beeb though.